1. (noun)contrast, direct contrast the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared Synonyms: demarcation, dividing line, line, direct contrast, contrast
2. (noun)contrast the act of distinguishing by comparing differences Synonyms: demarcation, dividing line, line, direct contrast
3. (noun)line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast a conceptual separation or distinction Synonyms: course, billet, short letter, assembly line, crease, melodic phrase, argumentation, pedigree, argument, business line, product line, parentage, melodic line, rail line, contrast, communication channel, job, phone line, line of products, cable, demarcation line, occupation, credit line, railway line, personal line of credit, line of reasoning, pipeline, descent, demarcation, stemma, channel, tune, bank line, agate line, direct contrast, line of work, dividing line, stock, business, furrow, lineage, wrinkle, line of merchandise, note, origin, personal credit line, logical argument, line of credit, line of descent, melody, telephone circuit, line of business, air, line, bloodline, transmission line, strain, limit, telephone line, seam, crinkle, production line, subscriber line, ancestry, blood, blood line
4. (noun)contrast the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors Synonyms: demarcation, dividing line, line, direct contrast
5. (verb)contrast the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness) Synonyms: demarcation, dividing line, line, directcontrast
6. (verb)contrast put in opposition to show or emphasize differences Synonyms: counterpoint
7. (verb)contrast, counterpoint to show differences when compared; be different Synonyms: counterpoint, contrast
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'contrast'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. contrast To compare (L. con, together, and par, equal) is to place together in order to show likeness or unlikeness; to contrast (L. contra, against, and sto, stand) is to set in opposition in ord Synonyms: contrast, compare, differentiate, discriminate, oppose